Mike Moss: According to a collection of state weather extremes maintained by the State Climate Office of North Carolina, the lowest temperature on record for the state was measured near the top of Mount Mitchell in Yancey County on January 21, 1985. The temperature that day reached a minimum of -34 degrees Fahrenheit. Incidentally, that same day brought the lowest reading on record for the Raleigh-Durham airport as well, at -9 degrees. The hottest temperature on record for our state was measured in Fayetteville on August 21, 1983, when the mercury topped out at 110 degrees.
The ASME Standards Collection. ASME is the leading international developer of codes and standards associated with the art, science, and practice of mechanical engineering, starting in 1914 with the first issuance of its legendary Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code.
It is one of several organizations involved in the ongoing development of the Continuity of Care Record, a standard for the creation of electronic summaries of patient health. The organization was founded by a group of scientists and engineers in suburban Philadelphia in 1898. Then known as the American Society for Testing and Materials, the organization focused its initial efforts on developing a standard for the steel used in railroad manufacturing. The group changed its name to ASTM International in 2001; it currently has more than 30,000 members from more than 120 countries.